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Alan Pardew paid tribute to Yannick Bolasie but admitted the Crystal Palace winger was nearly substituted before his equaliser against Arsenal on Sunday. Bolasie scored his first Palace goal since November to earn his side a 1-1 draw at the Emirates.Alexis Sanchez had given the Gunners a first-half lead, and Pardew revealed he almost took his goalscorer off before his 81st-minute leveller. Should Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech have kept out Yannick Bolasies long-range shot? The goal earned Crystal Palace a 1-1 draw at The Emirates It was a big goal, Pardew told Sky Sports. He looked affected a little bit and I was thinking about taking him off, if Im being honest, because we have a lot of offensive players.But hes so important to us and I thought one moment could lift him, and I think that moment will lift him because it was a great goal. Yannick Bolasie scored his fifth league goal of the season You could argue that Petr [Cech] should save it, but its a great hit and Im so pleased for him. That will definitely give him a major boost.There was not much between the sides when Sanchez edged Arsenal ahead in first-half stoppage time. Alexis Sanchez had put the Gunners in front against Palace A subdued Emirates atmosphere turned on the home side after Bolasies equaliser and Palace had the chance to steal a winner on the break with Wilfried Zaha.Pardew hailed the efforts of his players after the game, and said his strategy went to plan.They [the players] deserve tremendous credit because its tough to play here, Pardew continued. We had a game-plan that was to start slow and not let them have a fast start, and then build as the game went, and we did. Crystal Palace defender Scott Dann praises his sides defensive display after earning a 1-1 draw against Arsenal In the end, Wilf went on an amazing run and we almost had the chance to win it. We didnt deserve that, but we had a good strategy to us and the guys were terrific.I was a bit disappointed to concede the goal just before half-time, but we had not retained the ball well enough. Having said that, we made sure they didnt get into fourth or fifth gear.Sometimes when you come to places like this, that is what you have to do. We kept them in third gear, and they came out in the same gear in the second half, and we knew we could get better. Arsenal dropped points again against Crystal Palace after their draw against West Ham The draw moves Palace eight points clear of 17th-place Norwich, and Pardew said he wants a strong finish to the season after flirting with relegation.With our goal difference it means two of those clubs have to get 40 points, and I think they would snap our hands off for 40 points because thats a difficult total with the games they have remaining, he added.There is still a long way to go, and we have ourselves in touching distance of mid-table, which is where I think we belong, but we have to prove that. Also See: Arsenal 1-1 C Palace recap Arsenal held by Bolasie strike WATCH: Seven games, six days Get a ￡10 free bet! USWNT Gear . The Celtics closed out their first preseason under Stevens on Wednesday night with a 101-97 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, who rested a lot of their lineup including former Celtics Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. 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Anderson missed practice Wednesday to have a right knee injury evaluated as the Denver Broncos try to determine how much time Anderson will miss.His right knee buckled slightly during an 11-yard run on the last play of the first quarter of the Broncos 27-9 victory over the Houston Texans?on Monday night.Initially, some with the team said it was believed Anderson had a bone bruise. But Anderson was in pain when he arrived at the teams facility Tuesday, so a second exam was scheduled.He came in really sore [Tuesday], Broncos coach Gary Kubiak said after Wednesdays practice. So were trying to evaluate exactly where hes at right now.Basically were getting a second opinion, Kubiak added. We hope to know some time [Thursday] afternoon.Anderson suffered the injury as he closed in on Texans cornerback A.J. Bouye. 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